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Train slams into Texas parade float
People cry after a trailer carrying wounded veterans in a parade was struck by a train on Nov. 15 in Midland, Texas. Four people were killed and 17 others injured when a parade float tried to get through a West Texas railroad crossing on its way to an honorary banquet.
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A flatbed truck carries wounded veterans and their families during a parade in Midland. Twenty-four veterans and their spouses were sitting in chairs on the float.
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A trailer that was carrying wounded veterans to a banquet sits near the site of the accident. The locomotive was sounding its horn as people jumped off the decorated flatbed truck before the collision around 4:40 p.m. in Midland.
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Safety official gather near the damaged trailer and train.
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Parade president and founder Terry Johnson talks on a phone after the accident. The float was one of two flat-bed trucks carrying veterans and their spouses. The first truck safely crossed the railroad tracks, but the second truck's trailer was hit by a train.
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Rescuers work at the accident scene.
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Parade participants gather near the train crossing.
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People react as emergency personnel work at the scene of the accident on Thursday.
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Rescue workers gather near the mangled trailer.
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Rescue workers and parade participants gather near the accident scene.
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People react after a trailer carrying wounded veterans in a parade was struck by a train on Thursday in Midland, Texas.
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